The backlash over extreme leftist comedian Kathy Griffin beheading a likeness of President Donald Trump has been harsh from most all quarters-as it should be. But what can be said of an entire group of people who were one-upping each other to reach that point where they crossed the line-star-studded foul mouthed vulgarity from the celebrities that are in America’s living rooms each night, or grown adults running around Washington, DC with the likenesses of vaginas on their heads, or news reporters falsely reporting on White House events when they are adamantly and admittedly leaders of the “resistance”? These are all over the top, and should be recognized and called out as such.
Yes the fallout is in. Even radical leftist Democratic Party leaders have denounced Griffin’s distasteful act. Although, given their behavior since losing the election, one knows that it is not sincere-not when they are planning a “Resistance Summer” akin to Arab Spring, seeking to undermine and overthrow the duly elected President. As for Griffin, she has bought herself a lot of trouble. CNN reluctantly said Griffin would no longer be part of their New Years Eve celebration. But CNN didn’t come out and blast her for what she did. CNN public relations tweeted, “CNN has terminated our agreement with Kathy Griffin to appear on our New Years Eve program.” That’s certainly denouncing Griffin’s actions.
The Secret Service has indicated Griffin will be investigated. Add that, I guess, to every other investigation that’s going on and it seems like we are going to have a bunch of time on investigations. A lot of tax payer money being spent on investigations that common sense people could determine the outcome without the investigation-there is no way the Russians tampered with the American vote; Hillary Clinton has had more multimillion dollar deals with the Russians than Trump ever had (can anyone say Uranium sales to Russia for Clinton Foundation donations?). An investigation into Griffin will show just what it would show for Al Gore, Clinton, Schumer, Durbin, Pelosi and more-narcissism and mental illness.
People are writing me asking what we can do. Honestly, we have to engage with our families, our communities, our workplace, and our friends. As guided by the Holy Spirit, we need to find the right words and the right attitudes to start conversations and make the argument about how insidiously dark and radically dangerous our society is becoming. The Apostle Peter wrote in 1 Peter 4:17-18, “For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God; and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God? And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?” We are seeing the results of ineffective “church” in our own country. The problem is a sin problem resulting from not enough light shining into the darkness. We need to be that light.
